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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Taunts Economist Steve Hanke After Bitcoin’s Price Skyrockets

On October 15, the day bitcoin’s price surpassed the $60K per unit handle, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele taunted the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, over…

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El Salvadorans Are Converting Their USD to BTC as Interest in Bitcoin Soars

A month after the Bitcoin law went into effect in the central American nation of El Salvador, interest in the cryptocurrency has continued to soar as a greater percentage of…

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Bank of Spain Criticizes El Salvador’s Foray Into Bitcoin

The Bank of Spain, the central bank of the country, criticized the adoption process El Salvador chose when declaring Bitcoin legal tender last month. In a report titled “The role…

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Announces Construction of Vet Hospital With Bitcoin Trust Funds

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, announced yesterday he will start using surplus funds from the country’s bitcoin trust. Part of the $4 million excedent will be invested in a…

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Vitalik Buterin Criticizes El Salvador President’s Mandatory Bitcoin Adoption Policy

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin spoke out against President Nayib Bukele’s compulsory bitcoin usage for merchants and businesses, saying it was against cryptocurrency’s “ideals of freedom.” Buterin commented in response to…

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BitMEX CEO Gives Three Reasons Why Five Countries Could Legalize Bitcoin in 2022

El Salvador’s decision to officially make bitcoin a legal tender inside its borders has caused some controversy. While some locals expressed their dissatisfaction, many prominent names such as Michael Saylor…

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